while (response == null
		&& System.currentTimeMillis() < startTime + timeout) {
	try {
		Thread.sleep(APPLICATION_WAIT_DELAY);
		response = client.get();
	} catch (InternalServerErrorException e) {
		return true;
	} catch (BadRequestException e) {
		return true;
	} catch (NotFoundException e) {
		return true;
	} catch (HttpClientException e) {
		// not available yet
	}
}

          begin
            response = net_http.get_response(url)
          rescue Exception => e
            response = nil
          end
          if !response.nil? && response.code == "200" && response.body[0,1] == "1"
            puts CLEAR_LINE + "Confirming application '#{app_name}' is available:  Success!"
            puts ""
            puts "#{app_name} published:  http://#{fqdn}/"
            puts "git url:  #{git_url}"

            if @mydebug
              unless no_git
                puts "To make changes to '#{app_name}', commit to #{repo_dir}/."
              else
                puts <<LOOKSGOOD
To make changes to '#{app_name}', you must first clone it with:
      git clone #{git_url}

LOOKSGOOD
                puts "Then run 'git push' to update your OpenShift Express space."
              end
            end
            if result && !result.empty?
              puts "#{result}"
            end
            return true
          end
          if !response.nil? && @mydebug
            puts "Server responded with #{response.code}"
            puts response.body unless response.code == '503'
          end
          puts "    sleeping #{sleep_time} seconds" if @mydebug
          sleep sleep_time
          sleep_time = delay(sleep_time)
      end